Age of Cosmic Explor Chapter 6: Code Name: NOAH! (1)

Chapter 6: Code Name: NOAH! (1)

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Without wanting to admit it to himself, Yao Yuan could see that their prospects weren't good. Yes, the Black Star Unit could go toe-to-toe with each of the four Dragon squadrons, but in terms of funding, technology, and pure numbers, his team was lagging behind by leaps and bounds. Frontline equipment wasn't always available, and even at its very peak, the Black Star Unit could barely amass twenty members. They had political manipulation and favoritism to thank for all that.

So, it was hard to believe that his team could succeed where the Dragon Prosper squad had failed. However, Yao Yuan debated with himself that the Dragon Prosper squad were blind-sided by betrayal, so maybe it was the shock that became their downfall.

In any case, Yao Yuan knew that he had to be on full alert. There couldn't be any misstep, because it was not only his fight now; it was a fight for his team and quite possibly the future of humanity as well!

Led by Yao Yuan and other agents that made up the frontlines and rounded up by the mid and close-ranged assault battalion, the group charged into the foyer in an arranged formation.

The previously shadowy room lit up the instant Yao Yuan's team stepped into it. It would seem like the place was fitted with motion-sensor-activated lights. Bathed in the fluorescent lights were a typical-looking office foyer, stairs leading up the side, and a few corridors leading off to other areas. What was not mon though were the seven to eight corpses. To call the sight inhumane was putting it mildly; the bodies were either squished into blobs of tendons and bones or were chopped into parts and pieces.

The smell of congealed blood grid-locked the frowns on everyone's faces, but for Zhang Heng, it also went further south to his stomach. The butchery knocked the wind right out of him, and as he went sliding down, he heaved all over the floor.

Before he went totally down though, Ebon, who happened to be beside him, gave him a supportive grab. After setting him straight, he said, "Well that was unsanitary, but don't you worry; I have the perfect training method for you. A few days in a pile of carcasses and I promise you that after having meals acpanied by squirming maggots, you won't be puking at this kind of sight anymore."

Hearing that, Zhang Heng felt another shot of vomit ing, but seeing as Ebon might just put his words into action if he has another episode, he forcibly kept it down. The physical and mental exertion bined left him shaken and spent.

Without looking back, Yao Yuan warned, "Ebon, he's just a civilian. Stop toying with him… Now, let's move on."

Yao Yuan trailed a series of footprints and blood that ended before a gigantic pillar, one of the many that decorated the foyer. He started to rotate around this smooth, metallic post, giving it a detailed inspection.

After a while, one of the other members joined him. He was a man with Adonian-good looks. His perfect and deceptively young features were only ruined by, or some may argue made more rugged by, an ear that was half-lopped off. He took out a spray can filled with white dust and started spraying it over the pillar’s surface.

As the dust settled, smudges of fingerprints started to float out before everyone's naked eyes. The man exchanged a look with Yao Yuan and then both started to move, noting the distribution and locations of these prints. Very quickly, Yao Yuan managed to pinpoint a spot where most of the prints overlapped. As he pushed his finger onto that spot, a chime of silvery tingles sounded throughout the hall. A few moments later, the pillar miraculously opened upon itself, revealing an elevator carriage.

Yao Yuan turned to cast his glance over the group and then said, "Four of you will follow me down. If this elevator doesn't return in five minutes or is empty when it returns, that means…